Previous shortlisted projects include a Dragons» Den style competition; a Global Maths Project; a project that raises awareness about food waste and sustainability while working with local businesses to provide free meals for school children; and a student - run newspaper which
encourages everyone in the school community to think critically about the world around them.
The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this
in small groups
in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start,
everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class...
Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group...
Encourages participants to take part
in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had
in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual
in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of
community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our
school is buzzing...